Slow Burn
Latest Episodes
Decoder Ring | Mailbag: Fruit Snacks, Waterbeds, and Lobster Tanks
How fruity candy got a “healthful” rebrand, the rise and fall of the softest (and sexiest) bed, and more listener questions.
Decoder Ring | Mystery of the Mullet (Encore)
The history of the mullet is weirder than you think.
Decoder Ring: Reconsidering One of the “Worst” TV Shows of All Time
In 1980, Pink Lady and Jeff flopped spectacularlybut was it really that bad?
Decoder Ring: A Feel-Good Story About the End of the World
NASAs bold mission to save Earth from a killer asteroid.
Decoder Ring: The Wrongest Bird in Movie History
The Pygmy Nuthatch in Charlies Angels has bedeviled birders for the last 25 years.
Decoder Ring: Calling Dick Tracy! It’s Warren Beatty Again
Why is Oscar-winner Warren Beatty still playing comic book detective Dick Tracy, 30 years later?
The Rise of Fox News | 6. What Hath We Wrought?
Some of the people who built Fox News now wonder how much theyre to blame for what its become.
The Rise of Fox News | 5. Ludacris Has Been Fired
For the American left, Fox News was an enemy to be destroyedbut maybe also emulated.